D'Angelo Russell has played in all 22 games so far this season and entered the matchup with averages of 16.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per contest while shooting 47.9% from the field and 40.5% from the three-point range. 

The Lakers are the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 13-9 record in their first 22 games. 

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans are facing off in Las Vegas for the In-Season Tournament's final four.  

During the game, D'Angelo Russell made team history by moving ahead of Lamar Odom for sole possession of 15th on the Lakers' all-time three-pointers list. 

Russell came into the evening with 360 three-pointers (as a member of the Lakers). The next player for him to pass on the list will be Sasha Vujacic.